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Piracy was NEVER stealing (fedia.io)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It doesn't matter if it's a CD, a Film, or manual with the instructions to build a spaceship. If you copy it, the original owner doesn't lose anything. If you don't copy it, the only one missing something (the experience) is YOU.

Enjoy!

Of course, if you happen to have some extra money for donations to creators, please do so. If you don't have that, try contributing with a review somewhere or recommending the content, spread the word. Piracy was shown to drive businesses in several occasions by independent and biased corps (trying to show the opposite).

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (12 children)

Depends on how you define stealing.

If you say it's taking something away from the original owner then you're right, but if you say it's not paying your share of the costs of a good you're using then you're wrong. E.g. if you go to a concert and don't pay the entrance fee then the concert will probably still happen, but you're not reimbursing the artists and crew for their costs and effort.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

But in this analogy, wouldn’t it be that somebody is going to a concert and not paying? Or am I misunderstanding the analogy?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're right. Here's the difference though. With "piracy" they can estimate how many copies have been "stolen" and deduct that from their taxable income.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

U got some sauce for that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Its called "shrink", and retailers handle theft exactly like so. If the labels and publishers haven't thought to claim such losses on their taxes, then they need new lawyers.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://www.piped.video/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

To those insisting on the wrong idea: how can you argue with the catchy lyrics of this song?! =P

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

OTT providers would withdraw as many choices. Piracy would preseve content you purchased.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

It's especially true if you do it for archival copies of content you've already purchased.

[–] brax 2 points 4 months ago

Where can I copy one of those pins? That's badass

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Of course, if you happen to have some extra money for donations to creators, please do so. If you don’t have that, try contributing with a review somewhere or recommending the content, spread the word.

Why would you bother unless you feel you've taken something from the creator that you feel you need to atone for in some way? If you don't feel you stole it, you surely don't owe the creators anything, you deserve the content you attained without payment just the same as someone that paid money for the same content.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Tbh, I was just trying to point out that being grateful is possible. In the same way that you return a smile, or give some money when buying goods or services in a context of a solidarity event. For example the other day people were selling hotdogs for "pay what you want" whole raising money for refugee kids. That's how I approach this, copying/ piracy is "pay what you want" (to creators, not platforms). They made some effort to create it, yes. You are not taking anything from them. Nonetheless, you can express economically your gratitude for what they did. Like, homage to celebs.

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